I'm probably a culprit of this mindless banter you hate so much.
On General Talk, anything goes. There can be posts ranging from 'Best BigFooty Avatar' to 'Most influential Band' and the issues like 'Do You Support Howard In Refusing Refugees'.
Then there is the witty work of folks like TigerTank, DCFC, and Mr Ripper.
The one liners which annoy
everyone are the ones from folks like Carlton_is_Cool and the likes. Everyone hates those.
General Talk is exactly that, general talk. You cantalk about whatever you like, and it gets away from the banter about football, which is good. You learn about people on here.
If you want strictly footy talk, stick to the AFL board.
On your nickname, you should have just used your normal alias. If you were Mr Ripper or Dan25, you would have evoked the same response, and yes, your words probably would have had more credence.
But it's not like we only listen or take in what people have to say if they only have 2000 posts. If someone posts something of quality in their first post, they get kudos and respect. If someone posts absolute crap on their first post, they have to earn it and they get told about it. Hell, in my first post, I got bagged, and to be honest, I don't know if my standard has lifted.
Blues_Brat is a good contributor, so leave him alone. His point is valid, that you have an alias for an alias...
Anyway, we can't rid of the post count, I'm about to rack up my 2000th!
The Hitman